The Church Renewal Podcast
The Church Renewal Podcast is a conversation for church leaders eager to see our churches refreshed by the gospel. The only fully sufficient reason that today dawned is that Jesus is yet gathering a people and using the church to do it. Come and join us as we dig into the ways Jesus is renewing his church.
Podcasting since 2020 • 132 episodes
The Church Renewal Podcast
Latest Episodes
When Systems Push Back
Change rarely fails because the plan is bad; it fails because anxious systems push back. We dive into the emotional mechanics of resistance—sabotage, cutoff, and the way fear shrinks a congregation’s imagination—and we explore how a well-differ...
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Season 4
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Episode 25
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48:45
Transitions: Trust, Anxiety & the Waiting Place
We explore why pastoral transitions heighten anxiety and how those moments expose deeper issues of trust, communication, and power. With Dr. Ken Quick, we walk through systems thinking, corporate repentance, and practical steps boards can take ...
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Season 4
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Episode 24
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41:05
Dave Miles Pt 2: Repentance & Renewal in Practice
What if the pastor everyone blames isn’t the problem at all? We pull back the curtain on how church systems—not just personalities—shape culture, power, and discipleship. With guest Dave Miles, we explore how a non-anxious presence, rooted in t...
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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36:12
Dave Miles Pt 1: Diagnosing the System
What if the “problem person” isn’t the problem at all? We sit down with Dr. Dave Miles of Vital Church to unpack how Family Systems Theory reveals the hidden dynamics that keep churches anxious, reactive, and stuck—and how non‑anxious leadershi...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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34:38
Discernment & Differentiation: Led by the Spirit Pt. 2
We trace how discernment and differentiation work together to form courage, humility, and psychological safety in church leadership. Acts 15 becomes a live case study for speaking with clarity without control and for resisting isolation while s...
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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29:27